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Table 1 Factor loadings from principal components analysis of UHSBS data years in 2004-2005 a

From: A population-based study of Kaposi Sarcomaassociated herpesvirus seropositivity in Uganda using principal components analysis

 

Principal componentsb

Variables

Sexual behavioral

Socioeconomic

Knowledge

Have you ever had a blood transfusion?

0.785

0.013

−0.007

Number of children

0.783

−0.104

0.024

Are you HSV positive?

0.777

−0.031

0.013

Are you HIV positive?

0.775

0.029

0.013

Did you use condom during the last sex intercourse?

0.731

−0.066

0.050

Are you currently married?

0.675

−0.120

−0.003

Number of lifetime sex partners

0.496

0.038

0.001

Occupation

0.404

0.187

0.025

Wealth Index

−0.049

0.748

0.043

Use mud as floor material?

−0.126

0.701

0.002

Education level

−0.176

0.594

−0.009

Ownership of communication device

−0.027

0.522

0.068

Ownership of durable good?

−0.029

0.505

0.043

Electricity access?

−0.127

0.487

0.017

What type of toilet does your household have?

−0.090

0.457

0.011

Ethnicity-Baganda

0.031

0.435

−0.062

Use of bednet?

−0.047

0.402

0.014

Would you buy vegetables from a vendor had AIDS?

0.053

0.401

−0.058

Have you heard of any drugs that can PROLONG THE LIFE of a person who has the virus?

0.165

0.383

−0.068

Are there any special drugs that a doctor or nurse can give to pregnant women infected with AIDS to reduce the risk of transmission?

0.099

0.370

−0.051

Should a HIV-infected female teacher be allowed to teach in school?

0.128

0.362

−0.057

Source of water?

−0.015

0.352

−0.008

cBy avoiding sex with homosexual?

0.022

−0.140

0.909

cBy avoiding mosquito bites?

−0.016

0.120

−0.798

cBy avoiding kissing?

−0.031

0.098

−0.845

cBy protection from traditional healer

−0.030

0.149

−0.898

By avoiding partners who have many partners?

−0.020

−0.075

0.687

By avoiding sex prostitute?

0.035

−0.068

0.682

By avoiding blood transfusions?

−0.047

0.055

0.587

By asking partner to get tested?

−0.010

0.011

0.495

By avoiding injections?

−0.054

0.021

0.446

By limit number of sex partners?

0.085

0.007

0.418

By avoid sharing razor blades with AIDS patients?

−0.151

0.085

0.311

Are you a Christian?

−0.020

−0.255

0.051

Are you a Muslim?

0.001

0.265

−0.060

Are you currently divorced?

0.048

−0.031

0.001

  1. a Only showing 35 out of 74 variables; b These components were labeled descriptively to reflect variables with high component loadings; c Can people avoid or reduce the chance of getting AIDS by these routes.
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